Outrage over girl band backed by Beyonce’s dad at X Factor boot camp

X Factor girl band From Above, who are managed by
Beyonce’s father and have already had their own album and TV show, have provoked the anger of rival groups at bootcamp.

From Above’s music can be bought on iTunes (Picture: Music World Music L.L.C.)

The five-piece were allowed to enter ITV’s annual singing competition after Simon Cowell changed the rules to allow entrants who already had music contracts.

It was perhaps unsurprising that the group made it through to bootcamp, having already released an album, starred in MTV reality show Breaking From Above and with Beyonce’s dad currently acting as their manager.

The girls’ considerable experience is bothering rival acts however, with some seeing it as unfair that such an established act should compete in a show which aims to unearth new talent.

From Above sailed through to bootcamp on this year’s X Factor (Picture: Twitter)

An unnamed member of another bootcamp girl group told The Sun: ‘It’s disgusting. The X Factor is supposed to be about discovering raw, new talent.’

Band manager Matthew Knowles discovered the five girls, all from the UK, in 2008, saying: ‘They remind me of Destiny’s Child.’